Best Slap Repair Podcasts (2025)

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130: Ask The Sports Docs: “Should I have surgery for my SLAP tear?” 11:31

1d ago11:31

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We get lots of questions from our patients and our listeners each week. And they’re great questions, so rather than responding individually we thought we’d do these mini episodes where highlight some of the best questions and our responses, with some literature to back it up. Before we jump into our discussion today, we want to quickly update you o…

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129: (Reboot): Mastering the MPFL with Dr. Miho Tanaka and Dr. Beth Shubin Stein (LIVE at AOSSM 2024) 41:11

8d ago41:11

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Today’s episode is going to focus on management of patellar instability – including nonsurgical treatment, MPFL reconstruction techniques and the addition of other procedures including trochleoplasty and osteotomies. We are joined today by two outstanding guests! Dr. Miho Tanaka is a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School and the…

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Episode 298: Arthroscopic Subacromial Balloon Spacer for Massive Rotator Cuff Tears Demonstrates Improved Shoulder Functionality and High Revision-Free Survival Rates at a Minimum 5-year Follow up 25:37

15d ago25:37

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Drs Lau and Familiari discuss Arthroscopic Subacromial Balloon Spacer for Massive Rotator Cuff Tears Demonstrates Improved Shoulder Functionality and High Revision-Free Survival Rates at a Minimum 5-year Follow upBy AANA

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128: (Reboot): Dr. Matt Provencher and Dr. Armando Vidal on Strategies for Multi-ligamentous Knee Surgery (LIVE at AOSSM 2024) 35:39

15d ago35:39

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Today’s episode is going to focus on the workup of a patient with a suspected multiligamentous knee injury as well as a surgical approach that follows – including acute versus delayed surgery, repair versus reconstruction, surgical technique and order of operations in the OR. We are joined today by two outstanding guests! Dr. Matt Provencher is an …

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Episode 297: Arthroscopic Anatomic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Primary Repair Restores Anterior Tibial Translation Intraoperatively at Time Zero With No Additional Effect of Suture Augmentation 37:25

21d ago37:25

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Drs Salzer and DiFelice discuss Arthroscopic Anatomic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Primary Repair Restores Anterior Tibial Translation Intraoperatively at Time Zero With No Additional Effect of Suture AugmentationBy AANA

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127: AAOS Annual Meeting Updates: Return to Sport Following Arthroscopic Bankart Repair 9:44

22d ago9:44

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Our last poster is titled Outcomes and Return to Sport Following Arthroscopic Bankart Repair for Anterior Shoulder Instability in Contact versus Non-contact Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. We’ve spoken a lot about the surgical treatment for anterior shoulder instability on this podcast – most recently with Dr. Brian Lau. That is ep…

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Elevating the standard of care in knee repair 37:16

27d ago37:16

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Get expert perspectives on treating the entire knee from leading surgeons and the UFC Performance Institute’s Senior Director of Physical Therapy. With the aim of getting their patients back to their lives, the panel explains why they consider multiple aspects of knee preservation: ligament reconstruction (quad grafts, LET and multi-ligament), meni…

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Episode 296: Arthroscope-Assisted Lower Trapezius Tendon Transfer Using Achilles Tendon Allograft for Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears Demonstrates Excellent Short-Term Outcomes in the Setting of Concomitant ... 29:16

29d ago29:16

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Drs Kaplan and Akpinar discuss Arthroscope-Assisted Lower Trapezius Tendon Transfer Using Achilles Tendon Allograft for Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears Demonstrates Excellent Short-Term Outcomes in the Setting of Concomitant Subscapularis Repair.By AANA

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126: AAOS Annual Meeting Updates: Sleep & Orthopaedic Surgeons 10:19

29d ago10:19

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Our next poster is titled Sleep in Orthopaedic Surgeons: A Prospective Longitudinal Study of the Effect of Home Call on Orthopedic Attending and Resident Sleep. Recurrent episodes of partial sleep deprivation resulting from call schedules are commonly seen in physicians. This has been shown to cause decreased mental effectiveness while at work, whi…

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125: AAOS Annual Meeting Updates: Concussions, the NBA & Injury Risk 7:25

1M ago7:25

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Our next poster is titled Characterization of Concussions in the National Basketball Association and the 90-day Period Following Return to Play: Analysis of Musculoskeletal Injury Risk and Player Performance. This study was performed at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona and sought to determine the incidence of musculoskeletal injury in the immediate 90-da…

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Episode 295: Editorial Commentary: Testosterone, Growth Hormone, and Vitamin D Supplementation Is Not Routinely Indicated for Orthopaedic Surgery Patients 26:45

1M ago26:45

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Drs Arner and Dekker discuss Editorial Commentary: Testosterone, Growth Hormone, and Vitamin D Supplementation Is Not Routinely Indicated for Orthopaedic Surgery Patients.By AANA

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Episode 294: Biceps Tenodesis and SLAP Repair Show Similar Outcomes in Overhead Throwing Athletes With Baseball Pitchers Exhibiting Worse Rates of Return to Sport: A Systematic Review 20:07

1M ago20:07

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Drs Slone and Verma discuss Biceps Tenodesis and SLAP Repair Show Similar Outcomes in Overhead Throwing Athletes With Baseball Pitchers Exhibiting Worse Rates of Return to Sport: A Systematic Review.By AANA

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124: AAOS Annual Meeting Updates: Patellofemoral Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation 8:50

1M ago8:50

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Our next AAOS 2025 Annual Meeting poster is titled Mid-term Follow-up of Patellofemoral Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation. This study was performed by Dr. Bill Bugbee and his team at the Scripps Clinic. Dr. Bugbee was a guest on our show back in November 2023. That is episode 59 and 60, if you want to go check it out. In that episode, we disc…

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123: AAOS Annual Meeting Updates: Return to Performance Following UCL Surgery in MLB Pitchers 10:58

2M ago10:58

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We are kicking off a special series of episodes to recap the new research presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, our largest orthopaedic conference. This year, over 20,000 orthopedic professionals gathered at the AAOS meeting in San Diego to take part. The educational program was comprised of instructional course …

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Episode 293: Patients With a History of Lumbar Fusion Have a Greater Risk of Revision Arthroscopy and Conversion to Total Hip Arthroplasty After Primary Hip Arthroscopy 26:09

2M ago26:09

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Drs Tucker and Domb discuss Perioperative Testosterone Supplementation Improves Outcomes of Orthopaedic Surgeries: A Systematic Review of Heterogeneous StudiesBy AANA

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122: Reboot: Andrea Spiker - Hip Preservation (Part II) 42:18

2M ago42:18

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Welcome back to The Sports Docs Podcast! In this episode, we’re going to continue our discussion with Dr. Andrea Spiker and focus on open surgical treatment for hip preservation, then wrap up with a discussion on post-op rehab and return to play. Our conversation picks back up with an article from the September 2017 issue of AJSM titled “Early Func…

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Episode 292: Anchor Arthropathy of the Shoulder Joint After Instability Repair: Outcomes Improve With Revision Surgery 25:31

2M ago25:31

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Drs Dekker and Arner discuss Anchor Arthropathy of the Shoulder Joint After Instability Repair: Outcomes Improve With Revision Surgery.By AANA

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121: Reboot: Andrea Spiker - Hip Preservation (Part I) 40:44

2M ago40:44

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On today’s episode we’re focusing on hip preservation with Dr. Andrea Spiker. We have some great articles for you that contribute well to our conversation on femoroacetabular impingement or “FAI”, hip dysplasia and the arthroscopic and open surgical treatments for these conditions. As always, links to all of the papers that we discuss on this show …

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Episode 291: Patients With a History of Lumbar Fusion Have a Greater Risk of Revision Arthroscopy and Conversion to Total Hip Arthroplasty After Primary Hip Arthroscopy 30:01

2M ago30:01

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Drs Kaplan and Ranawat discuss Patients With a History of Lumbar Fusion Have a Greater Risk of Revision Arthroscopy and Conversion to Total Hip Arthroplasty After Primary Hip Arthroscopy.By AANA

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120: Ask the Sports Docs: The Evidence for Common Nonsurgical Modalities in Sports Medicine 8:17

2M ago8:17

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We get lots of questions from our patients and our listeners each week, and they’re great questions, so rather than responding individually we thought we’d do these mini episodes where highlight some of the best questions and our responses. So, let’s get started! Today’s Ask The Sports Docs is going to focus on an area of sports medicine that we ge…

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Episode 290: Root Repair Has Superior Radiological and Clinical Outcomes Than Partial Meniscectomy and Non-Operative Treatment in The Management of Meniscus Root tears; A Systematic Review 21:11

3M ago21:11

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Drs Lau and Krych discuss Root Repair Has Superior Radiological and Clinical Outcomes Than Partial Meniscectomy and Non-Operative Treatment in The Management of Meniscus Root tears: A Systematic Review.By AANA

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119: Overtime – Team Physician Malpractice Liability 13:32

3M ago13:32

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On each of these mini episodes, we chat about a new article or new surgical technique in the field of sports medicine. We’ll give you our quick take on the most recent data and how this data will impact our practice. Today, we’re broaching a topic that we haven’t discussed before on this podcast. And that is the medico-legal side of sports medicine…

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Episode 289: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Graft Options 41:34

3M ago41:34

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Drs Tucker and Sgaglione discuss the infographic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Graft OptionsBy AANA

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118: Reboot: Dr. Brian Cole on Osteochondral Allograft Reconstruction: Impact of Research on Clinical Practice (LIVE at AOSSM 2024) 34:54

3M ago34:54

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It is a Reboot Special with one of our faves - Dr. Brian Cole! Today’s episode is going to focus on osteochondral allograft transplantation, and specifically how basic science research can and should impact your clinical practice. We are joined today by Dr. Brian Cole, a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Chair of the Department of Orthopedic Surg…

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Episode 288: Age and Surgical Volume Impact Likelihood and Technique of Lateral Extraarticular Augmentation During Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction 33:55

3M ago33:55

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Drs Arner and Ernat discuss Age and Surgical Volume Impact Likelihood and Technique of Lateral Extraarticular Augmentation During Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament ReconstructionBy AANA

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117: Game Plan: Pickleball 12:30

3M ago12:30

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Welcome to another episode of Game Plan! It has been a while since we have done one of these Game Plan episodes so to quickly review: These episodes are specifically designed for patients. They are designed to hopefully answer some of the questions you have about the most common sports medicine conditions, injury prevention and treatment options. T…

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Episode 287: No Clinically Significant Differences in Outcomes After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction When Comparing Quadriceps, Bone–Patellar Tendon–Bone, and Hamstring Autografts of 9 mm or ... 20:48

3M ago20:48

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Drs Slone and Medina discuss No Clinically Significant Differences in Outcomes After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction When Comparing Quadriceps, Bone–Patellar Tendon–Bone, and Hamstring Autografts of 9 mm or Greater.By AANA

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116: Overtime – ACL Graft Choice and Psychological Readiness to RTS 18:16

3M ago18:16

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On each of these mini episodes, we chat about a new article or new surgical technique in the field of sports medicine. We’ll give you our quick take on the most recent data and how this data will be impacting our practice. Today, we’re talking about graft choice for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, and specifically how that impacts psycho…

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Episode 286: Hip Capsular Preservation When Treating Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome Should Remain Universal, and Some Hip Phenotypes Necessitate Maximum Surgical Stability 22:44

4M ago22:44

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Drs Spiker and Tjong discuss the editorial commentary, Hip Capsular Preservation When Treating Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome Should Remain Universal, and Some Hip Phenotypes Necessitate Maximum Surgical Stability.By AANA

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115: Overtime – Tranexamic Acid for Rotator Cuff Repair 13:42

4M ago13:42

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Today, we’re talking about the use of tranexamic acid or “TXA” for rotator cuff repair surgery. First, what is TXA? If you’re not an arthroplasty surgeon or a traumatologist, you may not be as familiar with this medication. TXA is drug that inhibits the enzymatic breakdown of fibrin blood clots, also known as fibrinolysis. By doing this, TXA stabil…

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Episode 285: Muscle Advancement, Footprint Medialization, and Repair Medialization Could Improve Healing and Clinical Outcomes of Massive Rotator Cuff Tears as a Result of Low-Tension Repair 26:46

4M ago26:46

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Drs Tucker and Hartzler discuss an Editorial Commentary: Muscle Advancement, Footprint Medialization, and Repair Medialization Could Improve Healing and Clinical Outcomes of Massive Rotator Cuff Tears as a Result of Low-Tension RepairBy AANA

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114: Overtime – Rehab after MPFL + TTO 11:40

4M ago11:40

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Today, we’re talking about postoperative rehabilitation after combined medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction and tibial tubercle osteotomy to treat recurrent patellar instability. As we’ve spoken about before on this show, literature to guide postop recovery after orthopedic surgery is lacking. Often times, we’re using our experience and th…

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Episode 284: 40th Anniversary Podcast with Gary Poehling 37:59

4M ago37:59

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Dr Chris Tucker speaks with Editor-in-Chief Emeritus Dr Gary Poehling in a special 40th Anniversary Podcast.By AANA

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113: Ask The Sports Docs: The Scoop on Supplements 14:49

4M ago14:49

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We get lots of questions from our patients and our listeners each week. And they’re great questions, so rather than responding individually we thought we’d do these mini episodes where highlight some of the best questions and our responses. So, let’s get started! Today’s Ask The Sports Docs is going to focus on a question we get asked a lot: What c…

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Episode 283: Culture Expansion Alters Human Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Production of Osteoarthritis-relevant Cytokines and Growth Factors 30:19

4M ago30:19

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Drs Arner, Calcei, and Voos discuss Culture Expansion Alters Human Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Production of Osteoarthritis-relevant Cytokines and Growth Factors.By AANA

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112: Year in Review: 2024 - Part II 16:54

4M ago16:54

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Happy New Year from The Sports Docs Podcast! 🎆 As we reflect on an incredible year of growth for our podcast, we’d like to take a moment to thank our amazing listeners, guests and supporters for making this podcast such a success! Our podcast has been downloaded in over 60 countries, is in the top 25% of @buzzsprout podcasts and is again ranked in …

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Episode 282: Shoulder Instability-Return to Sports After Injury Scale Shows That Lack of Psychological Readiness Predicts Outcomes and Recurrence Following Surgical Stabilization 22:57

4M ago22:57

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Drs Lau, Rossi, and Pasqualini discuss Shoulder Instability-Return to Sports After Injury Scale Shows That Lack of Psychological Readiness Predicts Outcomes and Recurrence Following Surgical StabilizationBy AANA

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111: Year in Review: 2024 - Part I 12:07

4M ago12:07

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Happy New Year from The Sports Docs Podcast! 🎆 As we reflect on an incredible year of growth for our podcast, we’d like to take a moment to thank our amazing listeners, guests and supporters for making this podcast such a success! Our podcast has been downloaded in over 60 countries, is in the top 25% of @buzzsprout podcasts and is again ranked in …

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Episode 281: The Principles of Hip Joint Preservation 19:08

5M ago19:08

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Drs Tucker and Kraeutler discuss the Infographic, The Principles of Hip Joint PreservationBy AANA

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110: Dr. Patrick Denard – Treatment of Challenging Rotator Cuff Pathology (Part 2) 25:57

5M ago25:57

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Our conversation picks back up with an article published in the December 2020 issue of Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine titled “Surgical Management of Massive Irreparable Cuff Tears: Superior Capsular Reconstruction.” Authored by our guest today, this review article summarizes the biomechanical properties and functional outcomes of super…

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Episode 280: Editorial Commentary: Timely Treatment of Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome Both Treats Ongoing Hip Symptoms and Mitigates Future Cartilage Damage and Osteoarthritis 23:49

5M ago23:49

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Drs Tucker and McCabe discuss Editorial Commentary: Timely Treatment of Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome Both Treats Ongoing Hip Symptoms and Mitigates Future Cartilage Damage and Osteoarthritis.By AANA

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109: Dr. Patrick Denard – Treatment of Challenging Rotator Cuff Pathology (Part 1) 33:05

5M ago33:05

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On today’s episode we’re focusing on challenging rotator cuff pathology with Dr. Patrick Denard, an orthopedic shoulder surgeon at the Oregon Shoulder Institute. We have some great articles for you that contribute well to our conversation on the treatment options for massive reparable, as well as irreparable, rotator cuff injuries. As always, links…

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Episode 279: The Fibular Collateral Ligament Is a More Important Restraint to Varus Laxity Compared to the Anterolateral Complex in the Anterior Cruciate Ligament Deficient Knee in a Cadaveric Biomechanical ... 23:02

5M ago23:02

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Drs Slone, Geeslin, and Moatshe discuss The Fibular Collateral Ligament Is a More Important Restraint to Varus Laxity Compared to the Anterolateral Complex in the Anterior Cruciate Ligament Deficient Knee in a Cadaveric Biomechanical StudyBy AANA

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108: Advances in Medial Meniscus Root Repair with Dr. Aaron Krych (Part 2) 26:35

5M ago26:35

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In this episode, we’re going to continue our discussion with Dr. Aaron Krych and focus on surgical advancements to address meniscus extrusion and optimize postoperative outcomes for patients. Our conversation picks back up with an article published last month in Arthroscopy Techniques titled “Arthroscopic Centralization of the Extruded Meniscus Wit…

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Episode 278: Endoscopic Hip Abductor Tendon Repair Results in Successful Outcomes With 5- to 10-Year Follow-Up 30:31

6M ago30:31

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Drs Spiker and Byrd discuss Endoscopic Hip Abductor Tendon Repair Results in Successful Outcomes With 5- to 10-Year Follow-UpBy AANA

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107: Advances in Medial Meniscus Root Repair with Dr. Aaron Krych (Part 1) 24:37

6M ago24:37

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On today’s episode we’re focusing on medial meniscus root repairs with Dr. Aaron Krych, Chair of Orthopedic Surgery and Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. We have some great articles for you that contribute well to our conversation on the optimal treatment of medial meniscus root tears, including recent adva…

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Episode 277: Secondary Hip Labral Reconstruction Yields Inferior Minimum 2-Year Functional Outcomes to Primary Reconstruction Despite Comparable Intraoperative Labral Characteristics 30:24

6M ago30:24

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Drs Tucker and Wolff discuss Secondary Hip Labral Reconstruction Yields Inferior Minimum 2-Year Functional Outcomes to Primary Reconstruction Despite Comparable Intraoperative Labral Characteristics.By AANA

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Episode 276: Variable Return to Play and Sport Performance After Elbow Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction in Baseball Players: A Systematic Review 22:58

6M ago22:58

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Drs Lau and Aibinder discuss Variable Return to Play and Sport Performance After Elbow Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction in Baseball Players: A Systematic ReviewBy AANA

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106: Overtime: SLAP Tear Management - Repair or Tenodesis? (REBOOT) 31:24

6M ago31:24

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Welcome to Overtime with the Sports Docs. On each of these mini episodes, Catherine and I chat about a new topic or surgical technique in the field of sports medicine. We’ll give you our quick take on the most recent data ranging from operative indications, surgical approaches, post-op protocols and most importantly – patient outcomes. Today we’re …